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ABS
See American Bureau of Shipping
ACEP
See Approved Continuous Examination Program
ADR
See Articles Dangereux de Route
AGVS
Automated guided vehicle system.
ASYCUDA
Automated System for Customs Data. This program
dealing with customs declarations has been
developed by UNCTAD and is presently used
by some 75 countries.
Abeam
Alongside, near amidships.
For navigational purposes in the direction
of a right angle to the ship's heading.
Absorption
Acceptance by the carrier of a portion of
a joint rate or charge which is less than
the amount which it would receive for the
service in the absence of such joint rate
or charge.
Acceptance
of Goods
The process of receiving a consignment from
a consignor, usually against the issue of
a receipt. As from this moment and on this
place the carrier's responsibility for the
consignment begins.
Accommodation
ladder
Movable steps arranged temporary alongside
e.g. a quay to allow access on board for officials,
crew or passengers.
Accompanied
Transport
The transport of complete road vehicles by
another means of transport (e.g. train, ferry
accompanied by the driver).
Accord Relatif
aux Transports Internationaux de Denrees Perissables
et aux Engins Speciaux a Utiliser pour ces
Transports
Abbreviation: ATP
Agreement on the international carriage of
perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment
to be used for such carriage.
Acknowledgement
of Receipt
A notification relating to the receipt of
e.g. goods, messages and documents.
Act of God
Accidents of a nature beyond human control
such as flood, lightning or hurricane usually
quoted as 'force majeure'.
Active Inventory
Covers raw material, work in progress, finished
products, which will be used or sold within
a given period without extra cost or loss.
This term does not cover the so-called reserve
inventory.
Actual Demand
Customer orders and often also the allocation
of items, ingredients and/or raw materials
to production or distribution.
Actual Voyage
Number
A code for identification purposes of the
voyage and vessel which actually transports
the container/cargo.
Ad Valorem
In proportion to the value: A phrase applied
to certain freight or customs duties levied
on goods, property, etc. set as a percentage
of their value.
Added Value
The value attributed to products, and services
as the result of a particular process (e.g.
production process, storage, transport).
Advance Arrangement
An agreement between the shipper and the carrier,
concerning contacts between those parties
prior to tendering the consignment.
Advanced Amount
Quantity of cash or cash equivalents expressed
in a monetary amount given to a driver to
cover expenses during a trip.
Advanced Charge
A charge paid by a carrier to an agent or
to another carrier, which the delivering carrier
then collects from the consignee. Such charges
are usually for agents' forwarding fees and
incidental expenses paid out of pocket for
account of the shipment by an agent or other
carrier.
Advanced Interline
An interline carrier that picks up cargo from
the shipper and delivers it to another carrier
for shipment to the consignee.
Advice Note
A written piece of information e.g. about
the status of the goods.
Aeroquip System
Special accessories in a container consisting
of among others the attachment rails on the
inside walls to provide facilities for lashing
and separation of the cargo.
Aft
At, near or towards the stern or rear of a
vessel or an aircraft.
Agency Fee
Fee payable by a shipowner or ship operator
to a port agent.
Agent
A person or organisation authorised to act
for or on behalf of another person or organisation.
In P&O Nedlloyd, an Agent is a corporate
body with, which there is an agreement to
perform particular functions on behalf of
them at an agreed payment. An Agent is either
a part of the P&O Nedlloyd organisation
or an independent body. The following functions
and responsibilities may apply to the activities
of an agent.
Sales
Marketing, acquisition of cargo, issuing quotations,
concluding contracts in co-ordination with
P&O Nedlloyd. Basically the agent is the
first point of entry into the P&O Nedlloyd
organisation for a shipper.
Bookings
Booking of cargo in accordance with allotments
assigned to the agent for a certain voyage
by P&O Nedlloyd.
Customs
Dealing with the national customs administration
for cargo declarations, manifest alterations
and cargo clearance on behalf of P&O Nedlloyd.
Documentation
Responsible for timeliness and correctness
of all documentation required, regarding the
carriage of cargo.
Handling
Taking care of all procedures connected with
physical handling of cargo.
Equipment
control
Managing of all equipment stock in a particular
area.
Issuing
Authorised to sign and issue Bills of Lading
and other transport documents.
Collecting
Authorised to collect freight and charges
on behalf of P&O Nedlloyd.
Delivery
The agent who releases the cargo and is responsible
for its delivery to the consignee.
Handling
of
cargo claims
Handling of cargo claims as per agency contract.
Husbanding
Handling non cargo related operations of a
vessel as instructed by the master, owner
or charterer.
Aggregate
Inventory
The inventory for any group of items or products,
involving multiple stock-keeping units.
Air
Container
Any unit load device, primarily intended for
transport by air, having an internal volume
of 1 m3 or more, incorporating restraint provisions
compatible with an aircraft restraint system,
and an entirely flush base bottom to allow
handling on roller-bed cargo handling systems.
Air
Waybill
Abbreviation: AWB
A document made out by or on behalf of the
carrier(s) confirming receipt of the goods
by the carrier and evidencing the contract
between the shipper and the carrier(s) for
the carriage of goods as described therein.
Allocation
The process of assigning activities, costs
or facilities e.g. space to a certain organisational
units.
Allotment
A share of the capacity of a means of transport
assigned to a certain party, e.g. a carrier
or an agent, for the purpose of the booking
of cargo for a specific voyage.
Always
Afloat
(AA)
Provision in a charter party, that the vessel
must remain afloat at all times when unloading
and discharging.
American Bureau
of Shipping
Abbreviation: ABS
American classification society which has
established rules and regulations for the
classification of seagoing vessels or equipment.
Amidships
At or in the middle of a vessel.
Anchor
Device for temporary securing a ship or floating
structure to the seabed by means of a chain
or cable and a weight with movable extensions
(arms)
Apparel
A vessel's outfit, such as rigging, anchor
and lifeboats.
The term used in distribution/transport of
clothing for a single piece of clothing, a
garment.
Approved Continuous
Examination Program
Abbreviation: ACEP
An agreement between the owners of the equipment
and the responsible governmental body to allow
continuous examination of the equipment (e.g.
containers).
Apron
See Platform
Arbitration
The process of referring to an agreed person
for judgement on issues of dispute, without
requiring the use of courts.
Area
Code
A code for the area where a container is situated.
Area Off Hire
Lease
Geographical area where a leased container
becomes off hire.
Area Off Hire
Sublease
Geographical area where a subleased container
becomes off hire.
Area On Hire
Lease
Geographical area where a leased container
becomes on hire.
Area On Hire
Sublease
Geographical area where a subleased container
becomes on hire.
Area of Repair
Geographical area where a container is under
repair.
Arrival Date
The date on which goods or a means of transport
is due to arrive at the delivery site of the
transport.
Arrival Notice
A notice sent by a carrier to a nominated
notify party advising of the arrival of a
certain shipment or consignment.
Articles Dangereux
de Route
Abbreviation: ADR
A European agreement concerning the international
carriage of dangerous goods by road.
Assembly
The stage of production in which components
are put together into an end product appropriate
to the process concerned.
Assignment
The transfer of certain rights from one party
to another.
Astern
Behind a vessel or an aircraft.
Backward; in a reverse direction.
Athwartships
Across the vessel, that is, from side to side.
Said of cargo stowed in this way, as opposed
to length-wise.
Audit
A methodical examination and review of a situation
or condition (as within a business enterprise)
concluding with a detailed report of findings.
Audit Trail
A record of events, such as system access,
network load, unsuccessful log-on attempts,
that might have some significance for an investigation.
Authentication
Proof by means of a signature or otherwise
that a certain document or certain data is
of undisputed origin and genuine.
Authorised Consignee
/ Consignor
A trader authorised by the European Commission
(regulation 2454/93) to receive or despatch
consignments under transit procedures without
having to present goods and documents directly
at the customs office.
Authorization
The commission to a certain person or body
to act on behalf of another person or body.
The person or body can be authorised e.g.
to issue Bills of Lading or to collect freight.
Auto Container
Container equipped for the transportation
of vehicles.
Automated Guided Vehicle
System
Unmanned vehicles equipped with automatic
guidance equipment which follow a prescribed
path, stopping at each necessary station for
automatic or manual loading or unloading.
Automatic Identification
A means of identifying an item e.g. a product,
parcel or transport unit by a machine (device)
entering the data automatically into a computer.
The most
widely used technology at present is bar code;
others include radio frequency, magnetic stripes
and optical character recognition.
Automatic Identification
Manufacturers
Abbreviation: AIM
International Organisation of companies and/or
associations involved or interested in automatic
identification.
Average
In marine insurance: a loss or damage to or
in respect of goods or equipment.
The numerical result obtained by dividing
the sum of two or more quantities by the number
of quantities.
Average Adjusters
In general average affairs average adjusters
are entrusted with the task of apportioning
the loss and expenditure over the parties
interested in the maritime venture and to
determine which expenses are to be regarded
as average or general average.
Aweigh
Description of the situation when the anchor
has just been lifted from the seabed
Awning
Light structure with canvas or wooden covering
rigged above an open space to provide protection
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